Albury-Wodonga Library Collections
General Collection
Items marked A-W General on the catalogue are housed in the General Collection on Level Two and may be borrowed. Please see Library Services (Left-hand side of page) for a description of borrowing privileges according to your client group.
Some other high demand items may be restricted to 3 or 7 day loan periods.
This material is shelved on Level Two within the General collection. These
loans attract a higher fine if late and cannot be renewed.
Loans may not be transferred to another person and the borrower is solely responsible
for the safe-keeping of the item and its prompt return.
Dewey numbers are displayed at the end of each aisle to help with locating specific call numbers. Please ask for help at the Information Desk if an item cannot be found.
Journal Collection
Journals are situated in a separate Journals collection on Level Two in the Library. Journals are for use in the Library only - they cannot be borrowed. They can be located by searching the catalogue under the journal title or by performing a subject search and limiting the result by material type eg: wound [limit by serial].
Latest issues of journals are placed on display near the photo-copiers on
Level Two.
To identify relevant articles within a journal, use an electronic database or ask for help at the Information Desk.
The library has a large number of journals available online, in full text. Search for the title of the journal under the Title index on the catalogue. A hot link will appear on the title record if electronic access is available.
If the journal article that you want is not available locally or via an
online database, you can request a photo-copy from another La Trobe University
Library by completing a yellow form (available from the Information
or Loans Desks). You can also request this electronically via our Request Forms page.
Reference Collection
The Reference Collection includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, directories, statistical information and bibliographies. This material is situated in a separate Reference section on Level One and is for use in the Library only.
Special collections include Australian Bureau of Statistics publications and Commonwealth and State legislation. Please ask the Reference Staff for assistance in using these collections effectively.
Reserve Collection
At the request of University staff, high demand items may be placed on Reserve.
Material housed in the Reserve area may be read or photocopied in the Reserve area or else borrowed for three hours.
We are currently trialling a new system for Reserve which allows a maximum of 2 items to be taken from the Library for a period of up to 3 hours during the day.
Reserve items may be borrowed overnight according to the following:
Monday – Thursday : After 6.00 pm until 8.30 am the following morning
Friday : After 2.00 pm until 1.00 pm Saturday
Saturday : After 2.00 pm until 1.00 pm Sunday
Sunday : After 2.00 pm until 8.30 am Monday
Some Reserve items will still be for “Library Use Only” eg. Lecture DVD’s or Private Copies.
Please note - Fines for overdue items will be applied at a rate of $2.50 for the first hour, then $1.00 per hour thereafter.
Items on Reserve have A-W Reserve in the Location area on the item record on the catalogue.
Loans may not be transferred to another person and the borrower is solely responsible for the safe-keeping of the item and its prompt return.
Audiovisual Collection
The audiovisual collection is located on Level One and is distinguished on
the catalogue as A-W Audiovisual. Videos on specific subjects can
be located on the catalogue by selecting Keywords and typing your subject
and video eg: meetings video OR type in your keyword, then select
video from the material type box.
If you wish to book a video, locate the record of the desired video, click
on Book This Material and follow the instructions on the
screen. All La Trobe University Staff and Students will use their University
username and password for authentication purposes. TAFE and MDRFC
patrons will use their Library PINs. For further information regarding authentication
and PIN information, please click here.
Videos may be borrowed for 7 days. If you wish to view a video in the Library,
there are video players available in Group Study Rooms 1,2,3 & 4.
Group Study Rooms may be booked in advance at the Information Desk.
Warning! Overdue videos attract a fine of $1.00 per day
DVDs can also be viewed in Group Study Rooms 2,3 & 4.
Electronic Resources
The Library provides access to material in an electronic format. This includes access to online books, dictionaries, newspapers, styles guides, the University handbook and more. Access to these publications is via the Catalogue. If you are asked for authentication details, all La Trobe University Staff and Students will use their University username and password. For further information regarding authentication and PIN information, please click here.
Databases
Please select from this list of databases to which the Library subscribes. They can be accessed from the information workstations on Level One in the Library or from any La Trobe University workstation on campus. Information found can be downloaded to disk, emailed (if that function is available) or printed, at a cost of 12c (A4) per page.
A number of these databases can be accessed from home by La Trobe University staff and students. Access is gained by entering your University username and password.
For further information regarding authentication and PIN information, please click here.
Newspaper Collection
As well as receiving the Border Mail, the Herald Sun, The Age, The Australian and the Australian Financial Review daily in print, the Library also subscribes to The Age on microfilm. Past copies of the Herald-Sun (text only) are available in the Library on CD-ROM from 1992 - 1999. A varying range of electronic media resources are also available from the Factiva database.
Ask at the Information Desk for assistance to locate information in newspapers and with using the microfilm reader/printer.